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File - Visiting Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Mikhail Bogdanov, right, deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East, review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony upon Assad's arrival at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia, March 14, 2023. (SANA via AP)
June 14, 2023, 12:48 pm
Deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Iran, Turkey to hold summit
Meeting to take place in Kazakhstan on June 21, says Moscow; four countries have all played roles in Syrian civil war
By ToI Staff and AP
File: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrive for a joint press conference with the Russian and Iranian presidents at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 28, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Sergei Karpukhin)
March 16, 2018, 9:34 am
Iran, Russia and Turkey hold Syria talks in Astana
Gathering of three outside powers with forces embroiled in Syria comes as thousands face hunger in regime forces’ siege in Damascus suburb of Ghouta
By AFP
A picture taken on November 22, 2017 shows members of Syrian opposition groups attending the Syrian opposition meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP FAYEZ NURELDINE)
November 26, 2017, 6:25 am
Fresh Syria talks to kick off amid opposition infighting over Assad’s fate
Despite ‘chronic optimism’ from UN chief, negotiations overshadowed by separate Russia-Turkey-Iran process and rebel rift
By AFP
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, July 3, 2017. (SANA via AP)
July 3, 2017, 7:43 pm
Syrian military declares temporary cease-fire ahead of talks
Regime forces say halt of combat operations in the south of country is to support the peace process and reconciliation
By AP
Delegations of Russia, Iran and Turkey hold talks on Syrian peace at a hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, Monday, January 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
June 3, 2017, 3:07 pm
Next round of Astana Syria peace talks set for mid-June
Negotiations between regime, rebels in Kazakh capital will aim to establish definitive borders for ‘de-escalation zones’
By AFP
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 (SANA via AP)
February 16, 2017, 1:53 pm
Assad says retaking IS ‘capital’ Raqqa not a priority
Vowing to capture ‘every inch’ of Syria, embattled leader tells French media that Islamic State stronghold is just a symbol
By Gina DOGGETT
UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (C) meets with an Iranian delegation prior to the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel on January 23, 2017. (AFP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev)
February 11, 2017, 3:58 pm
Syria rebels, regime invited to talks next week in Kazakhstan
Astana says ‘high-level meeting’ brokered by Iran, Russia and Turkey will also include UN envoy, US observers
By AFP
From left: Turkish Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Sedat Onal, Russia's special envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov, UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaber Ansari pose after the announcement of a final statement following Syria peace talks in Astana on January 24, 2017. (AFP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev)
January 24, 2017, 6:09 pm
Russia, Iran, Turkey agree on ‘mechanism’ to ensure Syria truce
Compliance with fragile ceasefire to be jointly monitored by sponsors of peace talks between rebels and Damascus
By AFP
Delegations of Russia, Iran and Turkey hold talks on Syrian peace at a hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, Monday, January 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
January 23, 2017, 6:20 pm
Harsh exchanges on first day of Syria talks in Kazakhstan
Opposing sides in bloody conflict exchange accusations that opponents are terrorists, with few signs of common ground
By PHILIP ISSA
Men walk along a street, with the Nur-Astana mosque seen in the background, in Astana, Kazakhstan on January 22, 2017. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP)
January 23, 2017, 6:53 am
Syria rebels, regime enter first day of talks in Astana
Meeting in Kazakh capital marks first direct discussions between sides since war began in 2011
By Maya Gebeily and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
Syrian men gather in the rebel-held town of Saqba, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, on December 30, 2016, on the first day of a nationwide truce. (AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy)
December 31, 2016, 7:54 am
Russia urges speedy UN resolution on Syria truce
Shaky ceasefire holds ahead of Astana peace negotiations aimed at supplementing international efforts
By Omar Haj Kadour and Layal Abou Rahal
A tractor removes rubble as the Syrian government starts to clean up areas formerly held by opposition forces in the northern city of Aleppo on December 27, 2016, in the Shaar district. (AFP/George Ourfalian)
December 30, 2016, 12:54 am
Guns quiet across Syria as breakthrough truce takes effect
Ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey begins with Damascus calling the move a ‘real opportunity’ for a settlement after almost six years of fighting
By Agencies
Syrian pro-government forces take a break as they advance in the Jisr al-Haj neighborhood during the ongoing military operation to retake remaining rebel-held areas in the northern embattled city of Aleppo on December 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / George OURFALIAN)
December 29, 2016, 8:02 pm
UN envoy welcomes Syria ceasefire deal
Government and armed opposition groups reach agreement to help aid reach civilians across war-ravaged country
By AFP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attend a ceremony in memory of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, who was fatally shot by a Turkish policeman Monday at a gathering in Ankara, Turkey, before their talks on Syria in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2016. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)
December 29, 2016, 11:48 am
Turkey, Russia plan Syria ceasefire before New Year
If truce is successful, government and opposition groups will meet in Kazakhstan capital for talks
By AFP
Then-Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) inspect an honor guard during their meeting in Astana on December 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/ILYAS OMAROV)
December 15, 2016, 7:22 pm
On PM’s visit to Asian Muslim states, a not-so-subtle message to the Arab world
Netanyahu sees his trip to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan as a model for warming relations, but the two countries he toured are atypical in their approach to Islam
By Raphael Ahren
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